The Sun. — London, England, 1808-07-29 00:00:00

that was .e colourable pretest to prevent the separa tion of prisoner a"ppem-ii;g to be personal to pri soner—there was a personal difference between prisoner and Dr. Trevor. He attributed his solitary confinement to Dr. Trevor, from -motives • that he (Dr. Trevor) was not bold enough to avow—Trevor t;.reatened to put him in irons. Complains that his letters have been kept back by Mr. Trevor; Trevor has now a letter that was v-ritten to him. (prisoner) by Dr. Emmet, end has kept it ever since. Dr. Tre vor-Ims also another letter, which was written by prisoner to Mrs. Cookson, of 'Killarney, which he intercepted, and still detains. Dr. Trevor kei. t back a letter that prisoner gave to bin), containing a draft for payment.of quit-rent to the Colle6tor of, Killarney, by which the cattle seized on his lands for that quit-rent were sold. His letters have been opened by George Dunn, an assistant to the Gaol. As to the airing the prisonerssOmo - of those who are in the same room, 'are not allowed to air and exercise together. About four mouths ago there was .a mysterious condu& in the prisoners being loAed up for several hours, and no visitors perMit td, which produced great anxiety to the prisoner. Has had serious apprehensions for his life since he ins been put into solitary confinement, and believes Dr. Trevor capable of putting him to death in the praCtical part of his profession as a DoClor. Has written to his friends that he was comfortable in Gaol, but that was to make their minds easy. Dr. Thorne, his physician has been prevented coming to him.—Thinks two or three' in one apart ment, a common table for dining for each room or class, a better opportunity of exercise, somewhat of opportunity of conversing together, regular at tention to the quality of the food, would remove all or most of the causes of complaint. Imputes to the. private malevolence- of Mr. Trevor all they sutler. 'Elie Judges inspe9ed the kitthen, and the viEtuals then prep2niug- for dinner.—They consisted of roast beef, boiled beef, lamb, vegetables, and salad—all goci (To he continued.) MAILS. Aitit:v ED-1 Dublin. Duz.--t Gotfenburgn, I Dublin, 2 Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS' THIS DA Y AT TWELVE consols . 67i I Red. Mu. 63i I Onmium - THE SUN. dOL4:4 QUIt DICERIII. ?ALSUI4 AUDEAT ? L 0 N D 0 N, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1808. We have this day made some . Extra&s fr:nn the ,D Lad, papers, which arrived yesterday and the day before. Our Readers will peruse, 'with considera ble satisfaction, an article dated the Lower Elbe, July 12, which purports to give an account of the transactions in Spain, to the 20th ultimo ; for al though, in this article the French are tepresented as having been uniformly successful, yet it is eviderit, from the style in which it is written, and from the la boured efforts to involve the whole narrative in in extricable confusion, that the French have suffered most severely, it would be an endless task to ana lize this curious produdion, and to point out all its innumerable cont‘radiaions. Some parts of it, how ever, are 'so eminently contradictory and absurd, that we cannot at;oid noticing them. In speak ing of ft , .° operations of General LEFEBVRE, after staling th3t he had defeated the Rebels at Ala gos, and dliven 2000 of them into the Ebro, with the loss of four men killed, and nine wounded, on the part of the French ; it proceeds :—" After the atfair of Alagos, General LEFEBVRE continued his march, and on the IGth he arrived in front of Gates of Saragossa. I-Te made himself master of the entrenchments which the Insurgents had thrown up, carriq off the t a pieces of cannon ,by which they were defended, .and got possession of the mid- die &ate , After such signal success, it might na turally be supposed that General LEFLBVIZE would have inirnediately taken possession of the City, and have proceeded to punish the inhabitants for their rebellion against King JosErn. Instead of which, the Ganeral spent the two following days in en deavouring to prerail upon them to surrender.— "lois Negotiation failed ; but still the French .:1-neral would riot attack the City, because he to save the well-afi'eaed inhabitants from time horrors of an assault ! He therefore resolved to continue in the position which he had taken. But the very next paragraph in this curious narrative, in I.wo lines from the part we have quoted, states, that Gmeral LI4FI3BVRE was marching to Alvacette, in the Kingdom of Murcia! There is the same studied confusion lathe accounts of the proceedings of Du ronT in Andalusia, and of LASSOLLE3 near ValladO ld. The only fact which is stated with any thing likp precision is, the total fiulcire of Marshal BESSIE in his a:!empt to prevail upon the inhabitants, bypromises of clemency, to acknowledge their new nsrereign. The momtaineers would not, it is said, even condescend to give an answer to the repeated prop!sitions which he made them. This article also contains stime account of the entry of JOSCPH into Spain : his equipage consisted of above 100 car nage& 13UosiAPARTE accompanied him the first stage, and then returned to Bayonne. The untbr tunate Nobles• and others who composed the Junta at- Bayourie, have been also ordered into Spain. We have subjoined an Officiarßullet in which was - pt - eblished at Madrid on the 1 5 th'ult. It contradiEts in many particulars the article fro.n the Lower Elbe, to which we hav alluded. FRENCH OFFICIAL BULLETIN. ATADRID,IFNE I3.—The 1011 . 1,ving intelligence is publishecl'l4 our Government ".General- DUPONT, who commands a Ccrps of " the French army, while palsing through Andujar " on the 24th of May, received information that " the enemy of Spain and of France had succeeded " in misleading a part of the inhabitants of Lower " Andalusia. The disaffeaed had taken up arms, " and had not only forted an union with the Contra " Landistas (the Smugglers), but had thrown open " the prisons and armed the felons. General Du " PONT had direaed his march in the manner in which.it is proper to proceed in a friendly Coun " try, in order that the inhabitants of those places " through which he had to pass might not be too " heavily burthened : but in consequence of the " information which his Excellency had obtained, " he determined to halt, and to concentrate his " columns. " On the 7th of June, the French troops arrived " at the Bridge of Alcolea, seized two pieces of artil lery which defended it, drove the enemy to the " Laucha, and there took the rest of their artil. " lery. The pursuit of the Rebels lasted until half, " past eleven, and was continued to the gates of " Cordova. " At three in the morning the French troop s made their entrance into that town, which had " been retarded by the revolt only about two hours " and a half. • " Twelve thousand men, who refused to ac knowledge the lawful authority, had - assembled " at Tudela, and had ,broken down the bridge.— " General - LEFEBVRE marched on the gth towards " that point, with a corpsof French troops. They " passed the Ebro on rafts, with charged bayonets " took possession of the artillery, drove back the " rebels from point to point, and completely dis " persed them., " The wretches, who had committed all kinds of " excesses in . Valladolid and its neighbourhood, di " reeled their march, 5000 in number, towards the Rio Pisuerga, in order to secure the passage. On " the 12th, Generals MERLE and LASALLE arrived " and attacked them. One division began by de " ploying itself, and four piecee of artillery were " brought up, by which the Rebels were quickly " put to flight.—They left five cannon behind them, " besides 100 ratiskets, their colours, and all their " provisions and ammunition. On the same day " the French proceeded on their march towards " Valladolid." Accounts were yesterday received from SirARTHUR WELLESLEI7, dated the ist inst. off Corunua, stat ing, that he had landed there, and had been received by the inhabitants in the most distinguished man ner. The slight check which General CURSTA had met iv= Valladolid, so far from exciting atiy feelings of despondency, had prOduced a direCtly opposite ef feta, because, with a decided inferiority of Cavalry and Artillery, the Patriots had sustained an Adtion of four hours with veteran troops, and at length effected their retreat in good order. The French are stated to have Suffered very- severely in the aElion. Sir ARTHUR WELLLSLEY afterwards re-embarked, and proceeded towards the Coast of Portugal:, Some Portuguese Papers were yesterday received ; they were brought by a Vessel which left Oporto on the 14th, but they contain no intelligence of im- partance. ACCORDING to private accounts from France, the Royal Captives, CHARLES the Fourth of Spain, his Queen, and the late Queen of Etruria, are at Fontaine bleau. It is not however intended that they shall continue any longer at that place than till the Palace of Compeigne is fitted for their reception. GODOY, the perfidious Minister of the unfortunate Monarch, is in the same place. The Prince of ASTURIAS and his brothers were at Valency, on an estate. ,which belongs to TALLEYRAND, who, as was first stated in this Paper, was entrusted with t he charge of them, and who is so much in fear of his tyrannic Master, that he watches his august Prisoners with the utmost vi gilance, and it is said, with hts personal attendance. But though the Royal Brothers are thus vigilantly guarded, Don CARLOS had, towards the end of last month, effe&ed his escape, and inttnded to make his way with all possible expedition into Spain.--- ! He was, however, pursued and retaken, but in consequence of this attempt, he and his brothers are more anxiously guarded, and there is now little hope that he will be able to elude the vigilance of his Gaolers. This event was known at Pari.4, where some reported that the Prince had been betrayed by the per son to whom he disclosed his intention, and who had assisted in carrying it into execution; but other ac counts Stated, that this person was employed to tempt the Prince to the adoption of the measure, in order to furnish a pretext for confining him more closely. This latter report is more probable, as it corresponds more nearly w 414 the subtlety and artiiiee of 411 who are in the confidence of BUONAPARTE. The next step will probably be of a more fatal kind, and we may expeft to heat• that the illustrious captives have been seized with some dreadful contagion, which has released them from all human cares. It has been inferred from the above accounts, the truth of which is not distrusted, that it proves that the removal of the Royal Family of Spain into France was a com pulsory measure, and that they were treacherously seduced into the Tyraurs poWer by promises which have been infamously violated. Such an opinion, we conceive, must have arisen in every refleeting mind the moment that the event was known, and it is only wonderful that if the Royal Family had not sense enough to avoid such an obvious snare, that they had no wise and honest Counsellors near them to prevent them from falling into it. It is,' however, very proper to let the Patriotic Spa niards know that this attempt was made by one of their Princes, for though the People of Spain cannot but be convinced that the Royal Family were entrapped into captivity, and the con sequent resignation of their pretensions to the Crown, they ought to be convinced also that the illustrious Prisoners do not contentedly bear that captivity, but burn for the opportunity of renounc ing the pledge so cruelly and so perfidiously exaCted from them, and to assist in the glorious attempt to rescue their Country from oppression. But we hope that all possible measures will be taken, not only to stimulate the patriotic Spaniards in their noble efforts, if they could indeed stand in need of any additional incentive, as well as to assist them, but that' means will also be adopted to let all . the Conti nental States, - and particularly France; know the proceedings which are going on in Spain. The people of every country must indeed behold the at tempt to butcher the Spaniards into bondage with indignation and horror, but they may be prevent ed from manifesting their feelings and opinions by ; an ignorance of the real progress of events, which the Corsican Tyrant is most anxious to conceal from them, and to deceive them by false reports. When the several States of Europe are thoroughly aware of the difficulties which the Tyrant has to encounter, difficulties which we trust will be found insuperable, the spell which has so long kept them in darkness and terror may be instantly broken, and they may be routed into emulation by the example of Spain, and resolutely attempt to rid themselves of the tyranny of a man who is the disgrace of his species, and the disturber of the world. Even' France !nay be brought to refleet on the wretch ed condition to which she is reduced, and the hard necessity of having her people dragged from their homes to impose the yoke of oppression on a gallant and virtuous Nation, as the success of the Tyrant in that last retreat of Continental Freedom would only tend to perpetuate her own disgrace, misery, and oppression. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at Mr:Se cretary CEO.7NING's Office, at which the Duke of PORTLAND, and the rest of the Cabinet Ministers, as usual, attended... Mr.PINCKNEir, the American Minister, afterwards had' an interview with Ministers. A Spanish Mesienger left town yesterday, with dispatches from his Excellency the Visconde de MATTEROSA, to his Court at Setilie. The report mentioned in a letter from Hambu rg h of the Igth, as given i n our Paper of Monday, of General ANDREOiSI'S departure from Vienna, 'is in a considerable degree confirmed by accounts received from Holland. An American Captain, who left that Country on the 22d, joins his testimony to that of several private letters, in stating the rumour to have been universally credited, and to have excited the utmost joy among all descriptions of people. An American Ship, the Osprey, CAREN4N, has arrived at Plymouth. A Spanish Gentleman has aka arrived at the same Port from Bilboa. He had been at Bayonne, and was there when the intelli gence arrived of the surrender of the French Fleet to the Spaniards, at Cadiz. It is said that the rage of BUONAPARTE was unbounded when he received the first account of this event. He publicly de clared that he would never be satisfied until he took ample vengeance on the Spaniards. This Gentle man saw the French Emperor review five regiments of foot. One of the Colonels being rather aukward in manoeuvring his battalion, BITONAYARTE was so enraged that he reduced him from his rank to that of second Major, and promoted a Captain of Grena diers to the command of the regiment, declaring he should not be re-instated in his rank until he was able to manoeuvre his regiment in . a better style. An embargo, we understand, was to take place in Holland, on the 20th inst. which was to include American vessels. His Royal Highness, the Duke of KENT has re ceived his MAJESTY'S letters of service, to raise two Battalions, of Highlanders to be added to the First Regiment of Foot, commonly called the Royals. The chief Opposition Paper, adverting to the glo rious struggle in Spain, observes, that the successes of those untrained Bands may well excite the jea lousy of " Regular Officers." Considering the censure that was thrown upon a certain " Re gular Colonel," for his attempts to ridicule a respeCiable City Magistrate, who was Colo nel of a Volunteer Corps, we should not have expeaed such a reference in the quarter allndedto. But this seems t o b e t h e secon d al l us i on to the same " Rcgr:lar Colonel" which has appeared in the same place, and it shews that good sense and liberal feeling will sorrietinits break forth through the mists sr:d party., NAVAL NEWS, PLYbfoollt, JULY 27.—AI : rived the A'tartia Ca' brig from off Ferrol, and the grow Schooner fain the North Sit. POEl'OlOl3ll4, JUtY 28.—Sailed this day the Filar lets MottMCbrig, and Prevoyante Store-ship, with a convoy, for the Downs ; and the Sarutaich Lug ger on a cruize. DEAL, JULY 28.—Arrived his Majesty's Ship.; Desperate and Bastler from a cruize. IMPROMPTU ON Tag AWITION OF THE MILITA&T'BVEUE; Our Soldiers may soon lose their tails, it is true. But to light for their Cotintry they'll ne'cr want • csre, ANOTHER. The remctral of Queues can but little avail— For wheti were our Soldiers inclio'd to turn tail! CATALANI was so much in request during her trip to Ireland, that she has been tempted to engage m a new expedition to that Country ; and she found KELLY such a useful musical ally, that he is again lo be a party in the enterprize. The house that was occupied in Carmarthen by the celebrated Sir RICHARD STEELE, who writings have tended so much to improve the morals and li terary taste of this Country, is now the Bush Inn, and the remains of that sinstrudive moralist and worthy though improvident man,, are only miirt6d by a single stone. 'Lie Duchess of DORSET has at length sold her house in Whitehall to Government, and has takes a house in Gros% enor-place. The principal objet in obtaining her Grace's house is to make an Office for the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment, which is at present on the fourth story, or garret, of the Treasury. Her Grace's house contains upwards of 120 rooms. W e have repeatedly noticed the infraelion of tlO interdict ing all commerce with the colonies Of 'preat Britain, by the inh a bit an t s i n the' vicinity of "take Champlain, and that a very brisK . tA•ade e , , notwithstanding the embargo, was carried os in that quarter. Its extent may be appreciated by the following article from a New-York Paper, dated May 21 : " We learn by a Gentleman from Vermonet who resides near Lake CluarOlain, that - the re& preparing to go down the Lake, to Montreal, was near half a mile long, had a regular-fort built uporl it, bill proof, and is manned with between live and six, hundred men firmed. The raft is represented ,to contain. all the shrplus produce of that State, raise the year past, such as wheat, pot-ash, pork, beefs &c, and said to be worth rising of three-hundred thousand dollars. Governor Smith, of Vermont, has ordered out the Militia to arrest its progress..-"' It is to be feared that Mr. Jefferson's cruel and arbt' t,rary policy of forbiddi n g intercourse with our seigto bJurs will Cost the lives of some of our most value'" ble citizens." Though the following article has n6thally appeared in a Spanish .Tourtial(the St. Jago Gazett e ), sw ., was copied into that published in Oporto, we a°°: sider it rather as a ruse claskerre than as the ge.ol l iLy prods inn of SitIONA?AaTa, however feelings and ferocious his intentions may be respea`. sag Spain on aU:ount of its opposition to his woa' tious views : SANTIAGO, JUN* 1.9.---We hare hitherto refuseds though repeatedly solicited, to insert the following orders, written with blood, with a view Of t parivg our readers the astonishment and horror which we experienced upon perusal. No entrails can resist such torments, unless the indignation, which is generates by such atrOcious measures, tends to lessen the aciA pain of the , heart • but it is our duty to let event one know Wbat Regeneration had been promised , 1 ,4 / 4 and in what bonsists the felicity we were ied to OP' pt: jheSe weighty reasons cause us to yield, 3 04 we therefore otter to the Public this bitter repro" sentation. COPY OF THE ORIGINAL OltD*R_, TRANSP.QTTAD TO TO CAPTAIN GEHEKALS, ST HIS NIA)44TTiRtg EMP&E.O. I ". OF Tad I'RENCH AND 'KING OF ITALY, W14.E1 A POOH TIVE INJUNCTION NOT TO OPEN THSORDta ZILz. 6TH OF I UNT,:-- - " First, all the troops at shall be ern barlC ed and conveyed to this my kingdom, observing stridly my former orders, and when tile troops at o etitbdiktd, as a better security, thumb. screws mui4 be put on every man, a necessary quantity will. be provided. On the return of the transports, the Get' rison of must be embarked next, observing„ the same method, taking away at the same time all warlike implements. "For the Regulation of the Churches and Conveo I shall send an Agent or Commissary, leaving ottif• in each Convent a Procurator and a Prelate, and it t " each Church one Rector, that both may give A t ( l s 210 exact account of all j e wel s , rents , lau d s , h ouses, chapels which appertain thereto all Friars and sc' I cular Clergy, without any 'exception, shall 1,6 brought to this kingdom, and they irmst be itatte' cliately followed by the Archbiseoops, , Abbots, and Priors of the Collegiates. " The principal inhabitants must be sent, withal loss of time, to this Ki ng d om, an d t hei r houses ad d estates given up for the use of my subjects tl°, French soldiers ; and if an y res i stance should 17: shewn, or disturba nce occas i one d , t h e insurgent' must be punished, by hanging or shooting thew, t () serve as public examples. Otficers of justice, mock of conveyance, and embargoes, all these brand° ' will be diretted in a millitary manner—the great u l t . dertaking requires it to be so done." SMITHFIELD NIARKET, fuLy 29. This day's market was but indifferently s upplie d with different kinds of Cattle ; Mutton is than our last report ; Veal is ckarcr ; Beef, Pork , and Lamb sold at last prices, and the trade for til ° most part was not over brisk. The sales in t l3 , Haymarket were somewhat ; Clover has got t' in price s i nce M on d ay ' s mar k et ; Hay and Si fetched la s t prices. —We subjoin a c orre ct statenleo l • ,1 1 of the prices and numbers : • "'!'o sink the °dal P er s t one o f Sib. , Vev Beef 4s. o d. to ss. o d . —M utton 4s. od. to Ss. 2;4. _., SS. Oti. to 7s. ( A.—L am b ss. o d . to 6s. 6.l.—Pork. Gs. oil. Beasts, sso.,-Slieep and Lambs, 27 ' 3 ' Pigs, 300. I•lay 51. ss."iid. to 61. tcs. od.—Clover 61. os od. 13 I ' . toy. od.—Straw 11. ISs. od. to 21. si. cd.